Shavaughne Desecki is in her second year as an assistant coach for the Cougar softball program.

Desecki graduated from East Leyden High School in Franklin Park where she was a three-sport athlete playing volleyball, basketball, and softball.  She received a full scholarship to DePaul University in 1998 to play both basketball and softball.  There she played for two legendary coaches, Doug Bruno (basketball) and Eugene Lenti (softball).  Although loving both sports, Desecki excelled in collegiate softball.  In her college tenure, she received All-Conference and All-Region awards in the 1999 – 2001 seasons.  Her freshman year, she was named to the NFCA All-American second Team as a designated player.  DePaul reached the World Series (top eight teams in the nation) in both Desecki’s freshman and sophomore years.  She was named to the World Series All-Tournament team as a sophomore in 2000 when she tied a World Series record with four RBIs in a single game against Alabama.
 
Since college, Desecki has been helping many young players throughout the Chicagoland area with batting and the mental approach to the game.  In 2006, she was asked to help assist the UIC Flames over the next three seasons. Now part of the Cougar staff, head coach Alison Aguilar Haehnel notes Desecki's impact with the team. "Shavaughne holds our hitters to a high standard and is very adept at bringing out the best in each one."